Charles Chatman (born 1961) served 26 years in prison due to a wrongful conviction. He had been convicted in 1981 at the age of 20 of aggravated rape and sentenced to life in prison. He …

After serving 27 years in Texas prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Charles Chatman was proven innocent by DNA testing and freed in early 2008. He was 20 years old when he was arrested …

Nov 16, 2014 · After serving more than 26 years in Texas prisons for a crime he didn't commit, Charles Chatman was exonerated based on DNA testing and freed in 2008. In the early …

Jan 3, 2008 · DALLAS — Three times during his nearly 27 years in prison, Charles Chatman went before a parole board and refused to tell them what they wanted to hear: that he had raped a …

Feb 7, 2008 · Chatman was 21 years old in 1981 when he was wrongly convicted of rape and sentenced to 99 years in prison. In the time that followed, he moved between hope...

Jun 10, 2013 · One of the longest prison sentences ever served by an innocent person was done by Charles Chatman of Dallas County Texas. Chatman, a black man, was wrongfully …

Jan 4, 2008 · DALLAS – Three times during his nearly 27 years in prison, Charles Chatman went before a parole board and refused to admit he was a rapist. His steadfastness was vindicated …

Feb 8, 2008 · Charles Chatman spent 27 years in Texas prison before DNA proved that he did not commit 1981 rape for which he was convicted and sentenced to 99 years in prison. He was …

Jan 3, 2008 · Three times during his nearly 27 years in prison, Charles Chatman went before a parole board and refused to admit he was a rapist. His steadfastness was vindicated …

"Charles Chatman was wrongly convicted in 1981 of raping a 50-year-old woman, based on the woman's eyewitness identification. The jury disregarded the 20-year-old Chatman's alibi of …